配售

pèishòu

verb

Meanings

1 to allocate for sale (finance)
2 to allot shares (IPO / rights offering)
3 to ration merchandise

Characters

allot; distribute

Examples

这次新股配售面向机构投资者。

Zhè cì xīngǔ pèishòu miànxiàng jīgòu tóuzīzhě.

This IPO share allocation is aimed at institutional investors.

战争时期实行了食品配售制度。

Zhànzhēng shíqī shíxíng le shípǐn pèishòu zhìdù.

A food rationing system was implemented during wartime.

Tips

usage

Two senses share the idea 'distribute + sell'. Old sense: 配售 = ration goods at controlled prices (planned-economy era). Modern finance sense: allot new shares — 网下配售 = offline (institutional) allotment, 网上配售 = online (retail) allotment.

Stroke Order

配 pèi

售 shòu